Adoption establishes a legal parent-child relationship and, in all but second-parent adoptions and stepparent adoptions, terminates the parent-child relationship between the child and birth parents. Said differently, after the court grants an adoption, the parental rights of the biological parents come to an end and the adoptive parents become the child’s legal parents. Guardianship, on […]
Neither Indiana nor any other state allows an expectant mother, considering giving her baby up for adoption, to irrevocably consent to adoption before she gives birth. Even if a state allows for pre-birth consenting, the state will give the birth mother a few days after birth to change her mind and withdraw her consent to […]
Even if you do not have Medicaid or insurance and are thinking about putting up your baby for adoption or more correctly making an adoption plan for your baby, you should contact us at Adoption Attorneys Kirsh & Kirsh, PC (“Kirsh & Kirsh”). We can help get you prenatal care and your medical expenses paid. Our […]